Information About

Pinguk River

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 51' 6.998" N,
167 ° 9' 23" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wales

Pinguk River in Detail.

About

on Seward Peninsula, flows NW to Arctic Lagoon, 47 mi. NW of Teller, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name meaning "hill" obtained in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).